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git-add.html

@@ -888,12 +888,9 @@ <h2 id="_options">OPTIONS</h2>
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
-        Only match &lt;pathspec&gt; against already tracked files in
-        the index rather than the working tree. That means that it
-        will never stage new files, but that it will stage modified
-        new contents of tracked files and that it will remove files
-        from the index if the corresponding files in the working tree
-        have been removed.
+        Update the index just where it already has an entry matching
+        &lt;pathspec&gt;.  This removes as well as modifies index entries to
+        match the working tree, but adds no new files.
 </p>
 <div class="paragraph"><p>If no &lt;pathspec&gt; is given, the current version of Git defaults to
 "."; in other words, update all tracked files in the current directory
@@ -908,11 +905,15 @@ <h2 id="_options">OPTIONS</h2>
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
-        Like <code>-u</code>, but match &lt;pathspec&gt; against files in the
-        working tree in addition to the index. That means that it
-        will find new files as well as staging modified content and
-        removing files that are no longer in the working tree.
+        Update the index not only where the working tree has a file
+        matching &lt;pathspec&gt; but also where the index already has an
+        entry.  This adds, modifies, and removes index entries to
+        match the working tree.
 </p>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>If no &lt;pathspec&gt; is given, the current version of Git defaults to
+"."; in other words, update all files in the current directory
+and its subdirectories. This default will change in a future version
+of Git, hence the form without &lt;pathspec&gt; should not be used.</p></div>
 </dd>
 <dt class="hdlist1">
 -N
@@ -1290,7 +1291,7 @@ <h2 id="_git">GIT</h2>
 <div id="footnotes"><hr /></div>
 <div id="footer">
 <div id="footer-text">
-Last updated 2013-02-15 15:22:25 PST
+Last updated 2013-03-11 13:54:06 PDT
 </div>
 </div>
 </body>

git-add.txt

@@ -100,12 +100,9 @@ apply to the index. See EDITING PATCHES below.
 
 -u::
 --update::
-	Only match <pathspec> against already tracked files in
-	the index rather than the working tree. That means that it
-	will never stage new files, but that it will stage modified
-	new contents of tracked files and that it will remove files
-	from the index if the corresponding files in the working tree
-	have been removed.
+	Update the index just where it already has an entry matching
+	<pathspec>.  This removes as well as modifies index entries to
+	match the working tree, but adds no new files.
 +
 If no <pathspec> is given, the current version of Git defaults to
 "."; in other words, update all tracked files in the current directory
@@ -114,10 +111,15 @@ of Git, hence the form without <pathspec> should not be used.
 
 -A::
 --all::
-	Like `-u`, but match <pathspec> against files in the
-	working tree in addition to the index. That means that it
-	will find new files as well as staging modified content and
-	removing files that are no longer in the working tree.
+	Update the index not only where the working tree has a file
+	matching <pathspec> but also where the index already has an
+	entry.	This adds, modifies, and removes index entries to
+	match the working tree.
++
+If no <pathspec> is given, the current version of Git defaults to
+"."; in other words, update all files in the current directory
+and its subdirectories. This default will change in a future version
+of Git, hence the form without <pathspec> should not be used.
 
 -N::
 --intent-to-add::